The World of Westwood Wolves

Westwood Elementary empowers all learners to grow in a safe and positive environment to launch a lifetime of learning.

It's hard to believe we are down to the last three weeks- this is going to be a big one for our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. They will be taking the ACT Aspire test every morning this week; please help them get to bed on time (or early) so they'll be well rested. They can get free breakfast at school as always, but if your child doesn't like school breakfast, please make sure he or she eats something at home. It's also extra important students are on time as testing begins right after breakfast. They have worked so hard this year, and now it's time to show what they know! We had a pep rally Friday afternoon, and Mrs. Moore told them about a fun party they'll have on the 19th. Ask your 3rd-5th graders how they can earn "powers" to use at the celebration!

Our 2nd graders will perform Tuesday evening at 6:00; students should arrive and go to classrooms at 5:30, and parents can go find seats in the cafeteria.

1st graders are going on two field trips this week- the Walton Arts Center on Tuesday and the Springdale public library on Wednesday.

It's going to be a busy week at Westwood!

Have a great week!

Mrs. Crumby

• 5/8-12 ACT Aspire for grades 3-5 (please do not make appointments, etc. this week if at all possible)
• 5/9- 2nd grade performance (students arrive at 5:30, program starts at 6:00)
• 5/15- 5th grade Little Olympics at HBHS (parents are welcome to attend) 9-1; internet safety night at T.G. Smith (we are partnering with Smith and Walker to provide this event) 6:00-7:00
• 5/17- talent show
• 5/23- K celebration 9:00, 5th celebration 1:30
• 5/26- students' last day of school- field day

A lot of people are about to lose coverage if you do not update your information. See these sites for more information:

https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/divisions-shared-services/medical-services/update-arkansas-2/

https://humanservices.arkansas.gov/divisions-shared-services/medical-services/update-arkansas-2/client-toolkit-and-materials/

How should we behave at Westwood?

P- persevere

A- accept responsbility

C- calm myself and care for others

K- keep it safe

We are noticing a lot of our kids are late to school, checking out early, or not here at all- it makes us so sad for them to miss their learning and social time at school! In fact, as of Oct. 26th, we had 425 tardies and early checkouts just in October! The car line runs between 7:20-7:45; traffic is light until around 7:40. Every day, classes who are all here and on time (by 7:45) will earn a letter- when a class spells "West", there will be a fun surprise! We will continue on to spell "wood" and earn another surprise!

When students are late, they miss free breakfast (we always try to ask if they still need breakfast, but sometimes when it's busy in the office, it's hard to make sure). Also, every grade does some reading instruction first thing in the morning, so kids who aren't here on time miss that as well. Many students have a hard time coming in being ready to learn when they are upset or thrown off from being late. Please help us help our Wolves get off to the best start possible each day!

We are having some issues with arrival/dismissal. Students should not be dropped off in the middle of McRay or any surrounding streets- this is a huge safety concern. Also, when exiting the car line, it is right turn only (there are several signs, and the barrels are there). When a car sits at the exit waiting to turn left, it causes a major backup in the car line. One morning, the line could not move for several minutes due to one car not following the rules.

We appreciate all of you who follow procedures and rules set in place to keep everyone safe and make our car line run smoothly. Thank you!

TEXTS: Click here to fill out a very short form that will add you to our text list. We use text messages to send out these weekly parent updates and reminders. We know texts are a convenient way to communicate for many of you, so please add yourself to the list by filling out this form. Multiple members of the same family can use it and each receive texts. If your phone number changes, you'll need to complete the form for your new number.

PHONE CALLS: We also send out phone calls through an automated system; you will receive these calls if your phone number is correct in Registration Gateway. If your number changes, you can update the information in Registration Gateway, or call the office to update.

SOCIAL MEDIA/WEBSITE: The weekly parent update and other announcements/stories are also posted on our school's Facebook page and website. We are working on activating our school's Instagram account also- we'll let you know when that's up and running.

PAPER NOTES: We also send out paper notes at times; most of these will be sent in folders that come home every Tuesday. Every now and then, we need to send information on other days, so it's a great practice to check the backpacks each afternoon/evening.

We don't want you to miss any information, so we put things out in lots of ways!

You should have received a letter over the summer as a reminder to update your child's information in registration gateway. The instructions for logging in were in the letter. If you have not done that, your student does not have an updated AUA (Acceptable Usage Agreement) form that we must have to assign a device (iPad or Chromebook) to your child. You'll need to update that ASAP. Here is the link if you need it. You can also come to the office to use one of our iPads if that would help.

Principal- Kimberly Crumby, kcrumby@sdale.org

Assistant Principal- Martha Tompkins, mtompkins@sdale.org

Email: westwoodinfo@sdale.org
Website: https://westwood.sdale.org/o/westwood-elementary
Location: 1850 McRay Avenue, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: (479)750-8871
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WestwoodWolves